FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

IDRIVE ULTRA POWERED HANDLE 1

MDR report key: 4093145 · Received September 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
1219930-2014-00803
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 10, 2014
Date of Event
July 30, 2014
Report Date
August 21, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN FORMERLY US SURGICAL
Product Code
GDW
PMA / PMN Number
K121510
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PROCEDURE: ESOPHAGECTOMY. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: AT THE 4TH REPLACEMENT OF THE SULU, IT COULD NOT BE LOADED PROPERLY AND THE DEVICE COULD NOT FIRE. THEN BOTH THE BATTERY AND ADAPTER WERE RESET WITH THE DEVICE AND ANOTHER SULU WAS LOADED TO TRY AGAIN. THEN THE FOLLOWING FAILURE OCCURRED" WHILE KEEPING THE BLUE BUTTON PUSHED FOR A WHILE, A DOCTOR FOUND THE CARTRIDGE KNIFE STARTED TO BE CLOSED. AT THE LAST MOMENT BEFORE IT WAS CLOSED COMPLETELY, THE CARTRIDGE AUTOMATICALLY ROTATED TO THE LEFT AND IT CLAMPED. THE JAWS LOCKED ON THE TISSUE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO TISSUE DAMAGE DURING RELEASE OF THE JAWS FROM THE TISSUE. OPERATING TIME WAS NOT EXTENDED. IT IS UNK WHETHER REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL WAS USED. THE LAST KNOWN PT STATUS WAS REPORTED AS GOOD.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
559614 IDRIVE ULTRA POWERED HANDLE 1 REUSABLE SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE GDW COVIDIEN FORMERLY US SURGICAL N3J1468UX

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 ENDO GIA ADAPTER STANDARD, EGIAADAPT,| MFG DATE: 10/2013, K121510| SERIAL NO: (B)(4), LOT NO: N3K0823UX,